Jack Cardiff
Birthday: 1914-09-18
Place of Birth: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK
Biography: From Wikipedia Jack Cardiff was a British cinematographer, director and photographer. His career spanned the development of cinema, from silent film, through early experiments in Technicolor to filmmaking in the 21st century. He was best known for his influential colour cinematography for directors such as Powell and Pressburger, Huston and Hitchcock.
Movies
Mining Review 13th Year No. 8
The 152nd issue of the long running industry cinemagazine. Includes the articles: '35 Years After', ...
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Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphr...
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The Adventures of Errol Flynn
A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family....
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Glorious Technicolor
The history of color photography in motion pictures, in particular the Technicolor company's work....
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Silent Britain
Long treated with indifference by critics and historians, British silent cinema has only recently un...
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Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
A portrait of the 30 year relationship between Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. With comments by t...
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Acad...
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All Night Long
Like so many other actors, Ava Gardner hated to watch her films. She said that the woman on the scre...
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A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'
A documentary on "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp."...
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Painting with Light
An examination of the great advances in cinematography achieved by Jack Cardiff....
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A Profile of 'The Red Shoes'
Documentary about the making of the 1948 British film, including interviews with members of the prod...
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A Profile of 'Black Narcissus'
Documentary about the making of Powell and Pressburger's 1947 film "Black Narcissus."...
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Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates the ...
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The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
The Dauphin's widow weds a lord and is executed for plotting against the queen....
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Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Part 1 of a documentary about when Alexander Korda was asked about who might replace him when he has...
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